A crown is a cover or “cap” your dentist can put over a tooth.

A crown restores a damaged or missing tooth to its normal shape, size and function. A crown can protect the tooth or improve the way it looks.

Your dentist may recommend a crown to:

* Support a tooth that has a large filling when there isn’t enough natural tooth structure remaining

* Attach a bridge to replace missing teeth

* Protect a weak tooth from fracturing

* Restore a fractured tooth

* Cover a badly shaped or discolored tooth

* Cover a dental implant